Do the names contain cardinal directions? In other words, on the “twisty” road, people would lose track of directions, but the were passing points that were labeled “north,” or “west,” so they could give the directions to a 911 operator.
Do the signs have mile markers on them?
Yes, this is the answer. I guess this one wasn’t that great.
The scenic spots were bridges since there is a huge river there. The river rises and cars get trapped. They realized naming all the bridges distinct names helped people report where they were when they called for help.
That’s all there is.
In 2014, for the first time, someone gave Barbara six horseshoes and sixty-one nails. She promptly returned them. Barbara had no use for these horseshoes or these nails. In 2015, someone gave Barbara six horseshoes and sixty-one nails. She again returned the items. In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 this also happened. Will Barbara get six horseshoes and sixty-one nails again in 2020? Why or why not?
Presumably so, unless COVID ruins the ceremony or she leaves her post.
Does she expect to get these items?
Is this part of a ceremony?
Is this related to a job?
Is this related to a position she hold that might not be a job?
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Does she expect to get these items? Yes
Is this part of a ceremony? Yes
Is this related to a job? Yes
Is this related to a position she hold that might not be a job?
Position related
I assume you know this one, CardboardBoxx
Is this a real person/event?
Does it matter if it’s a she?
Is she human?
Does she give the horseshoes/nails back to the person who gave it to her, or to someone else?
Does the ceremony honour the winner of a competition or sporting event?
Are the items connected to the team or person that came 2nd?
reply toZyada:
Does it matter if it’s a she? Barbara is a she, but she could have been a he.
Is she human? Yes
Does she give the horseshoes/nails back to the person who gave it to her, or to someone else? Not sure. Probably the same person.
reply to Peter Morris:
Does the ceremony honour the winner of a competition or sporting event? No
Are the items connected to the team or person that came 2nd? No
Missed one. Yes Zyada, the person is real.
Is the job in a regular company?
Non-profit?
Government?
(Did I miss something?)
reply to Zyada:
Is the job in a regular company? No
Non-profit? No
Government? Yes
I think I will change my mind and give Cardboard Boxx credit for getting this one as he answered the questions.
The ceremony of the quick rents is performed in the fall every year. Hopefully Barbara will be around in 2020. Government job indeed!
But I will try again with what I hope is a more interesting riddle. Nothing too difficult.
Rossa, according to wiki, is the first person ever to be fired by her boss while on the job because of this most unique of reasons. What was the reason for her firing, a reason deemed wrongful by several lawmakers of the time who tried to craft legislation to prevent a repeat of similar mistreatments of an employee?
Helpful(?) hint: this incident occurred in 1877 and Rossa’s job was at an aquarium.
Further hint: Despite laws, some employees today (men and women) are still occasionally fired for the same dubious reason as Rossa. I found in recent history, for example, an employee sadly terminated in the UK in 2011 for doing pretty much what Rossa did.
Does “fired” in this case mean “let go from a job,” or does it mean something else?
Was the reason unique in 1877, but no longer is? (In other words, was she merely the first, so that it was unique until someone else did it).
Were aquatic animals involved in any way in the incident?
Was she literally fired by her boss, or only figuratively, as he was the head of the workplace? (in other words, did he do it himself, or delegate the actual act of firing).
Does the fact of her being a woman figure into the situation?
I’m trying to figure out how to phrase what I want to say, because it’s tricky, but was it the actual firing that the legislature considered wrong and did not want repeated, or was it the cause or excuse for it?
Was Rossa injured on the job, so that she was basically fired for assuming the risks of her job?
reply to RivkahChaya:
Does “fired” in this case mean “let go from a job,” or does it mean something else? something else
Was the reason unique in 1877, but no longer is? (In other words, was she merely the first, so that it was unique until someone else did it). She was the first.
Were aquatic animals involved in any way in the incident? No
Was she literally fired by her boss, or only figuratively, as he was the head of the workplace? (in other words, did he do it himself, or delegate the actual act of firing). Not sure.
Does the fact of her being a woman figure into the situation? No
I’m trying to figure out how to phrase what I want to say, because it’s tricky, but was it the actual firing that the legislature considered wrong and did not want repeated, or was it the cause or excuse for it? Legislature was concerned about the actual firing
Was Rossa injured on the job, so that she was basically fired for assuming the risks of her job?
No.
Does terminated mean “died”?
Is this anything to do with human cannonballs?
You guys are too good at this game. Yes, she was the first human cannonball.